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21 to thin out
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22 to wear thin
to wear thina) desgastar até ficar fino. b) esgotar (paciência). c) enfraquecer, perder a força ou a eficácia. -
23 wafer-thin
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24 through thick and thin
(whatever happens; in spite of all difficulties: They were friends through thick and thin.) haja o que houverEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > through thick and thin
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25 wafer-thin
adjective (extremely thin.) fino -
26 thick\/thin
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27 thinclad
thin.clad[θ'iŋklæd] n Sport corredor de uma equipe de corrida. -
28 thinly clad
thin.ly clad[θinli kl'æd] adj vestido com roupa leve. -
29 thinner
thin.ner[θ'inə] n Chem tíner: diluente ou solvente para tintas. -
30 thick
[Ɵik] 1. adjective1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) grosso2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) de grossura3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) grossa4) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) espesso5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) denso6) (full of, covered with etc: The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke.) espesso7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!) estúpido2. noun(the thickest, most crowded or active part: in the thick of the forest; in the thick of the fight.) espessura- thickly- thickness
- thicken
- thick-skinned
- thick and fast
- through thick and thin* * *[θik] n 1 grosso, parte mais grossa ou densa. 2 fig foco, centro. 3 sl pessoa tola, estúpida. • adj 1 gordo, grosso, de grossura. 2 denso, compacto. 3 abundante, numeroso. 4 cheio, coberto. the street is thick with dust / a rua está cheia de poeira. the table was thick with flies / a mesa estava coberta de moscas. 5 espesso, grosso, denso. 6 turvo. 7 coll estúpido, obtuso. • adv (também thickly) 1 densamente, espessamente. the snow fell thick / a neve caía em densos flocos. 2 intensamente, cerradamente. 3 abundantemente. the letters came thick and fast / choveram cartas. a bit thick um pouco exagerado. he is thick in the head sl ele é muito tapado. in the thick of the fight no meio da luta. through thick and thin fig por todas as dificuldades. two inches thick duas polegadas de grossura. -
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32 filament
['filəmənt](something very thin shaped like a thread, especially the thin wire in an electric light bulb.) filamento* * *fil.a.ment -
33 film
[film] 1. noun1) ((a thin strip of) celluloid made sensitive to light on which photographs are taken: photographic film.) filme2) (a story, play etc shown as a motion picture in a cinema, on television etc: to make a film; ( also adjective) a film version of the novel.) filme3) (a thin skin or covering: a film of dust.) película2. verb1) (to make a motion picture (of): They are going to film the race.) filmar2) ((usually with over) to cover with a film: Her eyes gradually filmed (over) with tears.) enevoar-se•- filmy- filmstar* * *[film] n 1 filme, película, fita de cinema. 2 membrana, pele fina, filamento delicado. 3 véu, névoa, belida. 4 Phot filme. • vt+vi 1 filmar. 2 cobrir com véu, ou membrana fina. her eyes filmed over / seus olhos enevoaram-se (de lágrimas). on the films na tela, no cinema, numa empresa cinematográfica. -
34 gaunt
[ɡo:nt]((of a person) thin or thin-faced: a gaunt old woman.) esquálido* * *[gɔ:nt] adj 1 magro, esquelético, descarnado, com olhos fundos. 2 desolado, sombrio. -
35 lash
[læʃ] 1. noun1) (an eyelash: She looked at him through her thick lashes.) pestana2) (a stroke with a whip etc: The sailor was given twenty lashes as a punishment.) chicotada3) (a thin piece of rope or cord, especially of a whip: a whip with a long, thin lash.) chicote2. verb1) (to strike with a lash: He lashed the horse with his whip.) chicotear2) (to fasten with a rope or cord: All the equipment had to be lashed to the deck of the ship.) amarrar3) (to make a sudden or restless movement (with) (a tail): The tiger crouched in the tall grass, its tail lashing from side to side.) sacudir4) ((of rain) to come down very heavily.) açoitar•- lash out* * *[læʃ] n 1 a parte flexível do chicote acima do cabo. 2 chicote, açoite, chibata. 3 chicotada. 4 impulso, movimento repentino. 5 pestana, cílio. 6 sátira, sarcasmo. • vt+vi 1 chicotear, açoitar, surrar. 2 bater contra. 3 mover repentinamente ou violentamente. 4 amarrar com corda. 5 fig satirizar, atacar com palavras, censurar. 6 excitar, incitar. to be under the lash of estar sob o domínio de. to lash out a) dar coices, bater em ou contra. b) atacar ou censurar severamente. -
36 leaf
[li:f]plural - leaves; noun1) (a part of a plant growing from the side of a stem, usually green, flat and thin, but of various shapes depending on the plant: Many trees lose their leaves in autumn.) folha2) (something thin like a leaf, especially the page of a book: Several leaves had been torn out of the book.) folha3) (an extra part of a table, either attached to one side with a hinge or added to the centre when the two ends are apart.) aba•- leaflet- leafy
- turn over a new leaf* * *[li:f] n (pl leaves) 1 folha de planta, de livro, de porta. 2 folhagem. 3 pétala de uma flor. 4 o que se assemelha à folha de uma planta. 5 chapa fina de metal. • vi+vt 1 cobrir-se de folhas. 2 virar as páginas, folhear. in leaf folheado. stuffed cabbage leaf Cook charuto de repolho. stuffed vine leaf Cook charuto de folha de uva. to burst into leaf cobrir-se repentinamente de folhas. to leaf through folhear rapidamente (livro, revista). to take a leaf out of one’s book seguir o exemplo de outrem, irritar. to turn over a new leaf mudar de vida, corrigir-se. -
37 pencil
['pensl] 1. noun(a long, thin instrument (usually of wood) containing a thin stick of graphite or some similar solid substance for writing or drawing: This pencil needs sharpening / to be sharpened; He wrote in pencil; ( also adjective) a pencil sharpener.) lápis2. verb(to write or draw with a pencil: He pencilled an outline of the house.) desenhar a lápis* * *pen.cil[p'ensəl] n 1 lápis. 2 pincel fino. 3 fig arte de pintura. 4 lápis, bastão de cosmético. 5 feixe luminoso. • vt desenhar, traçar ou esboçar a lápis. -
38 skin
[skin] 1. noun1) (the natural outer covering of an animal or person: She couldn't stand the feel of wool against her skin; A snake can shed its skin.) pele2) (a thin outer layer, as on a fruit: a banana-skin; onion-skins.) casca3) (a (thin) film or layer that forms on a liquid: Boiled milk often has a skin on it.) película2. verb(to remove the skin from: He skinned and cooked the rabbit.) esfolar- skin flick
- skin-tight
- by the skin of one's teeth* * *[skin] n 1 pele. 2 couro. 3 casca, crosta. 4 odre. 5 Naut forro, querena, camisa de vela. 6 revestimento de ferro ou madeira. • vt+vi 1 tirar a pele, descascar. 2 esfolar. 3 mudar de pele. 4 enganar para tirar dinheiro, explorar. to get under one’s skin a) irritar alguém. b) interessar-se por alguém. to be in one’s bare skin estar nu, em pêlo, pelado. he has a thick skin / ele é insensível, descarado. to be in somebody’s skin coll estar na pele de alguém. I wouldn’t like to be in his skin / coll eu não gostaria de estar na pele dele. to be like a skinned rabbit estar magro feito um coelho esfolado. to be nothing but skin and bones ser/estar muito magro. to get out by the skin of one’s teeth escapar por um triz. to get wet to the skin molhar-se muito, molhar-se até os ossos. to have a thick skin ser insensível, casca grossa. to jump out of somebody’s skin exasperar-se. to keep the eyes skinned Amer sl manter os olhos bem abertos, ficar alerta. to skin over cicatrizar, cobrir-se de pele. to skin the cat Gym fazer tração na barra. -
39 strand
I [strænd] II [strænd] noun(a thin thread, eg one of those twisted together to form rope, string, knitting-wool etc, or a long thin lock of hair: She pushed the strands of hair back from her face.) fio* * *strand1[strænd] n praia, costa. • vt+vi 1 encalhar, dar na praia. 2 fracassar, fazer fracassar, ficar desamparado.————————strand2[strænd] n 1 toro ou cordão de corda. 2 fibra, fios (de cabelo). 3 fio de linha, filamento. • vt 1 torcer fios de corda. 2 partir, desatar fios de corda. -
40 thread
[Ɵred] 1. noun1) (a thin strand of cotton, wool, silk etc, especially when used for sewing: a needle and some thread.) linha2) (the spiral ridge around a screw: This screw has a worn thread.) rosca3) (the connection between the various events or details (in a story, account etc): I've lost the thread of what he's saying.) fio2. verb1) (to pass a thread through: I cannot thread this needle; The child was threading beads.) enfiar2) (to make (one's way) through: She threaded her way through the crowd.) ziguezaguear•* * *[θred] n 1 linha de coser, fio. the thread is broken / o fio arrebentou. 2 filamento, fibra. 3 sl filete, veia. 4 rosca, filete de rosca. • vt+vi 1 enfiar (fio na agulha). 2 enfileirar, enfiar (pérolas). 3 formar em fios. 4 passar com dificuldade. 5 roscar, fazer rosca em. my life hung by a thin thread minha vida suspensa por um fio. she lost the thread of her tale ela perdeu o fio da sua história. thread of life Myth fio da vida. to thread one’s way through procurar seu caminho com dificuldade, atravessar com dificuldade.
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